Washington marijuana law: Answers to I-502 questions

November 8, 2012 |By CASEY MCNERTHNEY

Josh Trujillo/seattlepi.com file

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The Department of Justice’s response. The initiative says that as of Dec. 6, adults in Washington age 21 and older can’t be arrested under state law for possessing limited amounts of marijuana. The DOJ’s discretion is the question, which goes back to the earlier question and what Satterberg said about the state’s rights question likely to be challenged in court. It’ll likely take months for this all to be worked out.

Josh Trujillo/seattlepi.com file

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The Department of Justice’s response. The initiative says that as of Dec. 6, adults in Washington age 21 and older can’t be arrested under state law for possessing limited amounts of marijuana. The DOJ’s discretion is the question, which goes back to the earlier question and what Satterberg said about the state’s rights question likely to be challenged in court. It’ll likely take months for this all to be worked out.